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Advancing Responsible Investments to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: ASEAN RAI Regional Event

Jun 28
4 min

Advancing Responsible Investments to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: ASEAN RAI Regional Event

On June 9, 2022, Grow Asia, together with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the ASEAN Secretariat, hosted a...

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The Importance of Carbon in Agriculture and Forestry

Grow Asia Communications

Jun 16
6 min

The Importance of Carbon in Agriculture and Forestry

Written by Jacelyn Tan (South Pole) and Chrissa Borja (Grow Asia) Grow Asia organized a learning session for its RAI Community of...

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‘In Dialogue with Women Agripreneurs’: Collaboration for Women Agripreneurs’ Empowerment

Ranthi Whesi Umbarani

Apr 14
5 min

‘In Dialogue with Women Agripreneurs’: Collaboration for Women Agripreneurs’ Empowerment

Written by Ranthi Whesi Umbarani (Grow Asia) and Ursula Toding (ANGIN) As one of the world’s largest agricultural producers and...

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Ranthi Whesi Umbarani

Mar 9
4 min

Myths on Engaging Women Farmers

Women play essential roles in farming households, both in crop production – including preparation, planting, transplanting, weeding,...

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Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Myanmar

Naw Rosy Love

Mar 9
2 min

Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Myanmar

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today (8 March), I would like to extend my appreciation to all women across the globe and the...

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Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Viet Nam

Huynh Nhu Mao

Mar 7
3 min

Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Viet Nam

Grow Asia and Corteva Agriscience™ have partnered to progress the economic empowerment of women farmers and agripreneurs in Southeast...

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Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Papua New Guinea

Alma Lance

Mar 1
2 min

Women in Agriculture: Reflections from Papua New Guinea

By: Alma Lance, Gender, Communications and M&E Officer, Grow PNG In Papua New Guinea, women play a central role in agriculture, yet are...

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Meet our Assistant Program Manager for the ASEAN RAI, Hendrietta Retno!

Grow Asia Communications

Jan 26
4 min

Meet our Assistant Program Manager for the ASEAN RAI, Hendrietta Retno!

Welcome to the team Retno! Can you tell us a little about your role and the ASEAN RAI? The ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible...

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Grow Asia appoints Beverley Postma as Executive Director

Grow Asia Communications

Nov 7, 2021
2 min

Grow Asia appoints Beverley Postma as Executive Director

Singapore, 8 November 2021 – Grow Asia, a multi-stakeholder platform that builds action-oriented partnerships for more inclusive,...

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THRIVE Launches in Viet Nam to Empower Women in Agriculture

Grow Asia Communications

Oct 6, 2021
2 min

THRIVE Launches in Viet Nam to Empower Women in Agriculture

Grow Asia and Corteva AgriscienceTM Partner to Progress Women's Economic Empowerment in Viet Nam One in three women in Southeast Asia are...

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Leveraging Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Coffee Development

Grow Asia Communications

Sep 14, 2021
3 min

Leveraging Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Coffee Development

On 7 September 2021, Grow Asia and the Coffee Taskforces and Working Groups of three of our Country Partnerships - the Partnership for...

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Designing the ASEAN RAI Learning and Accreditation Program

Grow Asia Communications

Aug 16, 2021
5 min

Designing the ASEAN RAI Learning and Accreditation Program

With new developments in sustainable investment towards food, agriculture, and forestry, there are many learning opportunities offered...

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Sustainability Reporting in the Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fishing Sector and the ASEAN RAI

Grow Asia Communications

Aug 6, 2021
5 min

Sustainability Reporting in the Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fishing Sector and the ASEAN RAI

On June 15, 2021, Grow Asia and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) together with Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS) ran a...

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Sustainable finance critical for Sustainable Development Goals in ASEAN

Erin Sweeney, Grow Asia

Jul 21, 2021
5 min

Sustainable finance critical for Sustainable Development Goals in ASEAN

With little time to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the ASEAN [lags behind] its targets around Decent...

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Meet our Regional Programs Officer, Chrissa "Borj" Marey Borja!

Grow Asia Communications

Jul 6, 2021
2 min

Meet our Regional Programs Officer, Chrissa "Borj" Marey Borja!

Welcome to the team Borj! Can you tell us a little about your experience, particularly around the focus of your role with Grow Asia - on...

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Engaging Women Farmers - The Helicopter Story

Tianning He

Jun 23, 2021
4 min

Engaging Women Farmers - The Helicopter Story

Too often, events focus on success stories from actors along agri value chains. On 31 May 2021, Grow Asia partnered with WOMAG to co-run...

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Meet our Gender Mainstreaming Project Associate, Ranthi Whesi Umbarani!

Grow Asia Communications

Jun 23, 2021
3 min

Meet our Gender Mainstreaming Project Associate, Ranthi Whesi Umbarani!

Launched in March 2021, Grow Asia and Corteva Agriscience™ have created a joint initiative to progress economic empowerment of women...

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Opportunities for European Agritech in Southeast Asia's Livestock Industry

Grow Asia Communications

Jun 16, 2021
2 min

Opportunities for European Agritech in Southeast Asia's Livestock Industry

Grow Asia recently co-hosted a roundtable discussion with Enterprise Ireland and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)...

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Meet our Papua New Guinea Partnerships' New Executive Director, John Simango

Grow Asia Communications

Jun 1, 2021
2 min

Meet our Papua New Guinea Partnerships' New Executive Director, John Simango

We are delighted to welcome John Simango as the new Executive Director of Grow PNG! In his role, John will manage the overall execution...

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Join Us to Support Women in Agriculture to THRIVE

Erin Sweeney, Grow Asia

Apr 30, 2021
2 min

Join Us to Support Women in Agriculture to THRIVE

Grow Asia and Corteva Agriscience™ partner to progress Women’s Economic Empowerment in Southeast Asia. Women farmers in Southeast Asia...

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